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Biomedical Engineer
Veterans Health Administration · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Closes in 9 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Open to all U.S. citizens. Veterans' preference does not apply to this job.
Experience: GS-7 needs no experience beyond the basic requirements. GS-9 and GS-12 need at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade, and GS-11 needs one year of experience at the next lower level while fully meeting the listed skills.
Education: A bachelor's degree in engineering from a school with at least one ABET-accredited engineering program, such as biomedical, clinical, electrical, or mechanical engineering. Or Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) certification plus a bachelor's degree in another field. GS-9 can also use a master's in biomedical engineering or a related field, or a bachelor's plus two years of related graduate study. GS-11 can also use a PhD in biomedical or related engineering, or a bachelor's plus three years of related graduate study.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 9 days (November 12, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your questionnaire and documents. Your answers and documents will be verified, and missing required information may make you ineligible or lower your rating.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume or CV must list month and year for each job, plus hours per week and series and grade.
- Include your transcript, since it is required, and make sure your school is accredited by a Department of Education-recognized accreditor.
- Complete the full online questionnaire and submit all documents before the 11:59 PM ET closing deadline.
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